Last weekend Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was at the top of the North American box office, there are 7 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Whale
• Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio
• Christmas Bloody Christmas
• Detective Knight: Redemption
• Empire of Light
• Spoiler Alert
• Emancipation

The Whale

• The movie is directed by Darren Aronofsky, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Darren Aronofsky also directed The Fountain in 2006 which grossed $10.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $16.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Airheads (1994).
• The film also stars Sadie Sink who was last seen in Dear Zoe (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson also directed Pacific Rim in 2013 which grossed $101.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $407.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Gregory Mann who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Ewan McGregor who was last seen in Raymond and Ray (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Christmas Bloody Christmas

• The movie is directed by Joe Begos, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Joe Begos also directed Almost Human in 2014.
• It stars Riley Dandy who also starred in Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022).
• The film also stars Sam Delich who was last seen in Spiderhead (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Detective Knight: Redemption

• The movie is directed by Edward Drake, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Edward Drake also directed American Siege in 2022.
• It stars Bruce Willis who also starred in Hard Kill (2020).
• The film also stars Corey Large who was last seen in Detective Knight: Rogue (2022).
• Bruce Willis and Corey Large have starred in 5 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Detective Knight: Rogue in 2022, Cosmic Sin in 2021, Breach in 2020, Apex in 2021 and Paradise City in 2022.
• Edward Drake directed Bruce Willis in Cosmic Sin
• Edward Drake directed Corey Large in Cosmic Sin
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Empire of Light

• The movie is directed by Sam Mendes, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Sam Mendes also directed 1917 in 2020 which grossed $159.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $384.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Olivia Colman who also starred in Hancock and Joan (2008).
• The film also stars Micheal Ward who was last seen in The Old Guard (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Spoiler Alert

• The movie is directed by Michael Showalter, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Michael Showalter also directed The Big Sick in 2017 which grossed $42.9 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Jim Parsons who also starred in Wish I Was Here (2014).
• The film also stars Ben Aldridge who was last seen in The Titan (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Emancipation

• The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Antoine Fuqua also directed Exit Strategy in 2015.
• It stars Will Smith who also starred in Hitch (2005).
• The film also stars Ben Foster who was last seen in Medieval (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 2 new movies released

• The Almond and the Seahorse - Friday, 16th December
• Avatar: The Way of Water - Friday, 16th December

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 2nd July 2021, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Fast & Furious 9 from the top of the UK box office.

Freaky

• The movie is directed by Christopher Landon, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christopher Landon also directed Happy Death Day 2U in 2019 which grossed £1.3 Million in the UK.
• It stars Vince Vaughn who last starred in Arkansas (2020).
• The film also stars Kathryn Newton who last appeared in The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021).

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Taichi Ishidate, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Taichi Ishidate also directed Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll in 2019.
• It stars Yui Ishikawa who last starred in Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway (2021).
• The film also stars Daisuke Namikawa who last appeared in Robot Carnival (1987).

Voyagers

• The movie is directed by Neil Burger, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Neil Burger also directed Interview With the Assassin in 2002.
• It stars Tye Sheridan who last starred in The Night Clerk (2020).
• The film also stars Lily-Rose Depp who last appeared in Crisis (2021).

French Exit

• The movie is directed by Azazel Jacobs, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Azazel Jacobs also directed Mommas Man in 2008 which grossed £2.1 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Michelle Pfeiffer who last starred in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019).
• The film also stars Lucas Hedges who last appeared in Waves (2020).

The Tomorrow War

• The movie is directed by Chris McKay, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Chris McKay also directed The Lego Batman Movie 2 in 2022.
• It stars Chris Pratt who last starred in Onward (2020).
• The film also stars Yvonne Strahovski who last appeared in Angel of Mine (2019).

Another Round

• The movie is directed by Thomas Vinterberg, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Thomas Vinterberg also directed The Commune in 2016 which grossed £25.1 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Mads Mikkelsen who last starred in Chaos Walking (2021).
• The film also stars Thomas Bo Larsen who last appeared in The Wave (2016).
• Mads Mikkelsen and Thomas Bo Larsen have starred in 6 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Torremolinos 73 (2003).

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there is 1 new movie released

• Black Widow, Wednesday, 7th July

At the US box office this week the third of the Maze Runner films, Maze Runner: The Death Cure makes a convincing debut at the top.

With a gross of $23.5 million for its debut weekend it is the lowest of the series, but interest has waned big time for the dystopian teen dramas and this is coming 18 months too late, a swift exit from the charts could happen.

Holding up well at number 2 is Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle which has far outstripped expectation and has taken $338 million in the US.

Hostiles comes in as a new entry at number 3, the critically praised film starring Christian Bale takes $10.2 million.

Rounding out the top 5 is The Greatest Showman at number 4 and The Post at number 5.

We are all taking a deep breath as this weekend approaches but until then Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them makes its fourth weekend at the top while top new film is Office Christmas Part which debuts at number 4.

Warner Bros. clearly released this new entry into the Wizarding World at the right time as the film adds another £2.7 million (£4.4 million across the week) to its total which now sits at £42.3 million.

Highest new film of the week if bromance comedy Office Christmas Party, it enters at number 4 with a debut gross of £1.2 million.

The film is a Christmas based movie and as such I suspect it will make a swift exit from the box office one the festive season is over.

Highest total grossing film on the chart this week is Fantastic beasts and the longest running film is Trolls which has now been around for 8 weeks.

It will be interesting to watch what happens over next week with the new entry in Star Wars, last years Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens had a £34 million debut weekend, with the reviews so far for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story are we looking at even better? Historical box office

A year ago - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 had its 4th weekend at the top and with the world waiting or the first Star Wars film in over a decade there were no new film inside the top 15, Peggy Guggenheim Art Addict was the top new film at number 25!

Five years ago - Puss in Boots starring Antonio Banderas was the top new film at number one, it knocked Arthur Christmas to number 2 after 4 weeks at the top.

Ten years ago - George Miller directed Happy Feet which was the top new film at number 1, it knocked off Casino Royale which fell to number 3 after 3 weeks at the top.

Fifteen years ago - Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone remained at the top for a fourth weekend while the top new film was The 51st State starring Samuel L. Jackson at number 2.

Twenty years ago - Arnold Schwarzenegger was all festive in Jingle All The Way which made its debut at the top of the UK box office, its knocked The Long Kiss Goodnight down to number 2 after a single week at the top.

Twenty five years ago - Point Break made it 3 weeks at the top and with a quiet week for new releases there was nothing new on the top 10.

This week 2 sequels battled it out for the top spot, but despite already having a week on release Finding Dory beats Independence Day Resurgence with ease. Finding Dory, from Pixar and Disney, very easily makes it a second weekend at the top of the US box office with $73 million weekend gross.

The film has now takes $286 million in the US during its first 10 days of release and with the summer now in full swing the film could have great staying power.

20 years after the original film hit cinemas in 1996 Independence Day Resurgence gets a release, but rather than the first film being a massive hit this limps into second place with $41 million.

Independence Day took $50 million on its opening weekend so not only is this film $10 million lower but there is 20 years of inflation to take into consideration.

The summer might not be kind for this sequel and with bad reviews it could have a speedy exit in the coming weeks.

Also new this weekend in America are: The Shallows at number 4 and Free State of Jones at number 5.